first of all, welcome!
in response to these:
4. How the heck do you save inside the City? This is a real limitation. Also load times are very long (although I really don't mind this, as it cuts down on the temptation to exploit some aspects of the game by reloading.)
not a chance, you have to be outside of the gates to save the game..
6. The quests and autonotes journal is cumbersome to use. Personally I like the MM6-MM8 style better.
I agree it is long-consuming especially when they record the repeated conversation. (it did on mine)
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